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Human leukocyte antigen class II association with spontaneous recovery from hepatitis B virus infection in Koreans: analysis at the haplotype level.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Oct 2008
Cho Sung Won, Cheong Jae Youn, Ju Young Su, Oh Do Hoon, Suh Young Ju, Lee Kyung Wha
Abstract excerpt
It has been speculated that human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles are associated with the outcome of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection although the data obtained from various populations have shown some inconsistencies. A total of 464 HBVinfected Korean individuals (80 spontaneously recovered [SR] and 384 chronically infected [CI]) were selected to investigate the association of HLA class II alleles with the...
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